§367-4  County committees on status ofwomen, membership, organization, etc.  The mayor of each county shallappoint a county committee on the status of women charged with the duty andresponsibility of developing information as the state commission on the statusof women requires or as the committee deems advisable concerning the status ofwomen within the respective counties; and other appropriate duties andresponsibilities as may be deemed necessary by each county.  The committeesshall submit to the state commission, plans and proposals affecting the statusof women in the several counties.  Each county committee shall endeavor tosecure the widest possible citizen participation in its efforts and, for thispurpose, may utilize existing public or private organizations.  The membershipof each county committee shall include, ex officio, the county attorney orcorporation counsel and the county representative of the commission on thestatus of women.  The other members shall be selected on the basis of theirinterest and knowledge in, and their ability to make contributions to, thesolution of problems relating to the status of women within the county andtheir knowledge of local conditions.  The chairperson shall be elected annuallyfrom the nongovernmental members of the committee.  The terms of office of eachmember shall be four years.  Each county committee shall meet at least fourtimes a year.  The members of the county committees shall receive nocompensation for their services.  The respective county legislative bodies areauthorized to make appropriations to meet the necessary expenses of thecommittees. [L 1970, c 190, pt of §1; am L 1979, c 204, §2; gen ch 1993; am L1995, c 151, §5; am L 1996, c 298, §6]